What is the strongest Armour in Dark Souls 1?

  • 8 Smough's Set.
  • 7 Black Knight Set.
  • 6 Elite Knight's Set.
  • 5 Paladin Set.
  • 4 Black Iron Set.
  • 3 Catarina Set.
  • 2 Havel's Armor.
  • 1 Giant Set.
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What is the best armor in Dark Souls 1?

The 12 Best Armor Sets In Dark Souls
  • Artorias' Set. This armor set belonged to the great and tragically heroic Knight Artorias. ...
  • Chester's Set. ...
  • Catarnia Set. ...
  • Antiquated Set. ...
  • Dark Set. ...
  • Havel's Set. ...
  • Black Knight Set. ...
  • Smough's Set.
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What armor has the highest defense in ds1?

Depends on what you call "better." Havel's has the highest poise and poise/weight ratio, Giant's has the highest defense in the game and offers the 3rd highest poise (91), and Knight's is the lightest armor that offers high defense and doesn't penalize your stamina regen, but offers relatively low poise.
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What is the best armor ds1 light?

the best light armor pieces are the dingy robe (best magic & lightning def in the game) + blood stained skirt (from the dingy set), and the tattered cloth hood + tattered cloth manchette (from the pyro starting gear). and yeah, they are worth upgrading. the lord's blade set is medium weight gear.
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Should I wear armor in Dark Souls 1?

It is important vs enemies and bosses that have almost unavoidable damage. Good armor increases your resistance to physical, magical, fire and lightning damage. A lot of enemies can 1 shot you if you're naked even at SL60. But good gear reduces damage you take very significantly.
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Does Dark Souls armor matter?

The armor you equip matters quite a lot in every situation in Dark Souls. (Any of the Dark Souls games.) For each area, depending on the enemies and threats you'll be facing, the armor you wear makes a huge difference.
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How realistic is Dark Souls armor?

Armor doesn't exactly function very realistically (a katana striking the fluted steel breastplate of the Knight Armor would slide off harmlessly, for example), but in terms of attention to detail the game is second-to-none.
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What is the strongest sword in ds1?

If you want raw damage output then the actual strongest sword in the game is the Greatsword of Artorias but in order to unlock its full potential you have to level your character up quite a bit as it scales with 4 stats, whereas most weapons scale with 2 at most.
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What is the best fast sword in ds1?

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The Balder Side Sword is a fast, reasonably hard-hitting weapon with an insanely reliable moveset that makes mincemeat out of most enemies. It's a great weapon to take to the end of the game and beyond.
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What's the best shield in ds1?

The Heater Shield is easily one of the best shields in Dark Souls, and not just because it negates 100% of all incoming damage. It's got more to do with the light weight of this shield. In fact, the Heater Shield is the lightest shield in the game, with 100% damage reduction.
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What is the strongest dagger in DS1?

Yes, the Bandit's Knife is generally the best dagger. It competes with Dark Silver Tracer in crit damage (and is stronger when Crystal), has bleed that doesn't have horribly slow buildup (unlike Priscilla's), and has the highest AR of all daggers (tied with the Dagger) with 40dex.
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What is the best boss soul weapon in DS1?

Top 3 boss souls equiptment:
  1. Greatshield of Artorias (highest Stability in the game -> DS1 Easy mode)
  2. Chaos Blade (Katana duh)
  3. Dragon Bone Fist (solid strenth weapon)
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What is the strongest class in Dark Souls 1?

1. Warrior: excellent starting equipment, great stats for melee builds as he can equip almost anything early on. 2. Bandit: Best starting class for vitality/strength builds, strongest starter weapon.
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Is Stone armor good in Dark Souls 1?

It offers very high Physical defense, Elemental defense, and Poise; however, the Stone Set cannot be upgraded. Due to the accessible location it is found in (the locked section of the Darkroot Garden), it is the best armor obtainable (in terms of physical defense), prior to reaching Anor Londo.
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How much does armor matter in Dark Souls 1?

Yes, armour matters. The issue is that defensive values play second fiddle to the importance of poise, and poise plays second fiddle to the importance of mobility (fast roll/flip). The difference in damage between wearing full hollow and wearing and high-def set up like full Giants or Havel's is fairly noticeable.
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How good is Uchigatana Dark Souls 1?

Uchi is decent but severely overused to the point of being considered the noob weapon. Most go with +15 to take advantage of the A rating in DEX. The damage on it at +15 with 40 DEX is 420. The weapon is used mainly due to the combination of damage, speed, and its bleed.
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Are Straight Swords good in ds1?

Straight Swords are one of the weapon types in Dark Souls. As the standard type of sword - straight swords are great all-around weapons that have good reach and power.
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What is the best straight sword in Dark Souls 1 PVE?

Sunlight Straight Sword: This sword boasts a high faith scaling, making it an excellent choice for characters focusing on faith and miracles. Silver Knight Straight Sword: With good damage output and a great moveset, this sword is a strong choice, especially for characters with dexterity and faith builds.
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What is the rarest sword in Dark Souls?

I would argue that the Ghost Blade, dropped by female ghosts in New Londo, is the most rare item in the game. It's not especially hard to get, it's just a very rare drop and you're not likely to run into the enemies that drop it that often.
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What weapon should I use ds1?

But getting these weapons are entirely chanced, Best Bow is for sure the dragonslayer bow (found in Anor londo). My favorite weapons to use in dark souls one are the Zweihander (usually upgraded to chaos), A claymore (upgraded raw), And an electric halberd. These can all be found before the true first boss (Gargoyles).
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Can your sword break in Dark Souls?

Weapons and Armor in Dark Souls 2 degrade from use. Every time a weapon is employed, it loses a small amount of durability. Striking solid objects and stone walls hastens this breakage.
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Does ds1 have durability?

Dark Souls 1 has no durability issues, it would take you weeks of swinging a weapon at a wall or corpse for it to break (excluding low durability weapons). Armour had insanely high durability so it'd take months for someone to break yours unless they specifically used the durability degrading items like acid urns.
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Does upgrading armor matter in Dark Souls?

Upgrading armor in the early stages of NG trivializes things. It plateaus by the time you hit end-game/Ng+ but you'll definitely notice a difference if you don't upgrade it. In PvP it's almost essential: do you want to eat 700 damage or 1100 damage from a backstab from a weapon that isn't even designed for crits?
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Is reinforcing armor worth it in Dark Souls?

The Elite Knight set is one of the strongest sets in the game when fully upgraded, but it takes some time to get there. Overall it's strongly recommended to reinforce the gear you favor the most in this game.
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